The leader of the Scottish Conservatives compared Nicola Sturgeon to Margaret Thatcher. It did not end well for her [TWEETS]

Although most weeks can be described as ‘bad weeks’ for the Scottish Conservatives, this one has been particularly troubling. Most notably, it saw a letter calling for another independence referendum. A referendum that the Conservatives are wholeheartedly opposed to. But it also saw the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, mocking a Member of Scottish Parliament for having a Scottish accent.

Yet despite having already failed at humour once this week, Davidson wasn’t done:

Well, you know what they say about imitation and flattery…. pic.twitter.com/R7SltrrWjW

— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) March 30, 2017

Two can play that game

The problem with failing to land a joke on Twitter is that several people may pop up and help with your descent. Primarily by ensuring that it not only lands, but crashes and burns too:

. Ooooh this is a fun game! pic.twitter.com/Ts2LgbHwlb

— StoviesPlz (@Stoviesplz) March 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/Stoviesplz/status/847558443917615104

.yay another match – this game is easy! pic.twitter.com/ZSSRpwtQrT

— StoviesPlz (@Stoviesplz) March 30, 2017

It was a game that Davidson, if anything, made too easy. Because if there’s one thing dictators like to do, it’s posing for photographs on tanks:

https://twitter.com/cyber_nat/status/847734390507556865

It’s also never a good idea to go full ‘Alan Partridge’ if you plan on later starting a meme war:

https://twitter.com/Grumpybaws/status/847677622091825153

https://twitter.com/Grumpybaws/status/847677819773636608

You basically shouldn’t do anything. Even something as simple as waving:

Yip pic.twitter.com/HUiSg6lrst

— Neil Fae Greenock (@NeilfaeGreenock) March 30, 2017

Pulling a pint:

pic.twitter.com/OYTEOdLAMO

— Itzdrk ☠️🏁 (@itzdrk) March 30, 2017

Or aggressively riding some sort of land-beastie in an attempt to strike fear into your opponents:

They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones? pic.twitter.com/Pxl5ABbeGk

— Ben Cooper (@bencooper) March 30, 2017

Little relief

In normal circumstances, you might meet a failed attempt at humour with the phrase:

Stick to your day job!

But when someone’s day job is leading the Scottish Conservatives, they probably shouldn’t even do that.

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